User:Megreed7/Brown spider monkey

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=== The brown spider monkey is one of the most threatened primates in the Neotropics. The population is estimated to have decreased by at least 80% and some populations have already been extirpated. Few remaining populations are of adequate size to be viable long-term. Almost 60 brown spider monkeys were recorded at various zoo (mostly European) that participated in the International Species Information System in 2010, but breeding is slow. Habitat loss is ongoing within its wild range, and an estimated 98% of its habitat already is gone. Habitat loss is driven both by logging, and land clearance for agriculture and cattle ranches. It is also threatened by hunting (in some regions it is the favorite game) and the wild animals trade. One study did not show a significant difference between population densities inside versus outside forest areas disturbed by loggers. The inter-Andean forest is also diminishing due to mining, infrastructure, and other industrial reinforcements. It has been hypothesized that this anomaly is due to the sample being taken from El Paujil reserve, which is a protected area and may serve as refuge from other human activities, namely poaching. In addition, their recovery from population loss is due to their low reproductive rate. Typically, they reproduce every 2-3 years. === Conservation efforts such as alleviating the detrimental effects of fragmented landscapes on the brown spider monkey population are being pursued. Corridors are being utilized to direct the brown spider monkeys back to their natural habitat that has been severely fragmented. A recent study performed in Central Columbia found that 21 out of 32 vertebrate species have used corridors that connect them to landscapes that have been fragmented.

The inter-Andean forest is also diminishing due to mining, infrastructure, and other industrial reinforcements.

In addition, their recovery from population loss is due to their low reproductive rate. Typically, they reproduce every 2-3 years.

The IUCN is a group that is aiming to protect and grow the spider monkey population. They are raising money to help create corridors that connect them to all of the fragmented land. They are also aiming to educate the local human population that live amongst the spider monkeys to try and raise awareness and request more help.